AUTHOR=Oyediran Olaoluwa , Karim Shahid 

TITLE=Unusual paralytic response to Amblyomma maculatum nymphal bite in alpha-gal knockout mice

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Arachnid Science

VOLUME=Volume 4 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/arachnid-science/articles/10.3389/frchs.2025.1709631

DOI=10.3389/frchs.2025.1709631

ISSN=2813-5083

ABSTRACT=The Gulf-Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) is an emerging species whose geographic range is expanding in the United States. Although tick bite-induced paralysis is uncommon, Am. maculatum has been implicated in cases affecting vertebrate hosts. We report a rare case of paralysis in α-Gal-deficient mice following nymphal tick attachment. Notably, the symptoms resolved rapidly after the nymph was removed.